'Lolita' video on LA DOE site causes concern

10:05 PM,
Oct. 14, 2013

Susan Roberts teaches an English language arts class at West Monroe High School on Monday. She said the challenges and opportunities provided through new academic standards are necessary for student success.

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A classroom exchange about a sexual relationship between a young teen and her stepfather served as an example of a model classroom discussion on the Louisiana Department of Education website Monday morning, but by afternoon, it was removed.

Educators around the state became concerned recently as an education-related email chain circulated the link to the discussion on "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, connecting it to the state's Common Core standards.

State Superintendent John White said late Monday the video was used to illustrate a classroom technique for the COMPASS evaluation ...